000 FZNT23 KNHC 260901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE HAS REACHED THE EASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT THEN ENTERING INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND PASS THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 86W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF 82W. FROM 18N TO 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...W OF 65W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT W OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 .TODAY...FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS FROM 12N TO 18N. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD WEST ALONG 28N TO 29N THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SOUTH OF 22N EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND W OF 78W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 FT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER GR